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NTT Communications Chooses Check Point Software for Managed Internet Security Solutions

Leading Japanese Telecommunications Provider Bases New "OCN FireWall Management Service" on Check Point FireWall-1 and Provider-1

Tokyo, JAPAN - May 30, 2002 - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), Japan's leading telecommunications provider, will incorporate Check Point Provider-1® and FireWall-1® into its new managed security "OCN FireWall Management Service" to protect the business communications of thousands of companies throughout Japan.

"NTT Com is pleased to base its new OCN FireWall Management Service on Check Point's world-renowned security solutions. The new service will empower NTT Com to respond to customer needs for a robust, scalable and reliable security architecture that promotes the highest levels of security," said Keiichi Yokoyama, Marketing Manager of NTT Com's Broadband IP Division.

From its Network Operations Center, NTT Com will manage and monitor its customers' security deployments using Check Point's powerful Provider-1 management architecture. Provider-1 consolidates customer security policies into a centralized policy management architecture while minimizing investment in hardware and labor. NTT Com will deploy Check Point's FireWall-1 at customer gateways to ensure that all communications attempting to cross from one network to the other meet customers' security policies.

"Managed service providers are continually challenged to deliver the highest levels of security while keeping their costs under control," said Jerry Ungerman, President of Check Point Software Technologies. "We are pleased that NTT Communications has chosen Check Point's market-leading solutions to power its new service and protect and manage the business communications of thousands of customers. Check Point's FireWall-1 and Provider-1 gives NTT the highest levels of security with the most efficient and cost-effective management."

About NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com)
NTT Com, a Tokyo-based subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, provides long-distance and international services for voice, video and data communication reaching more than 200 countries. NTT Com also provides world-class IP services under the NTT/VERIO brand, as well as managed data, multimedia and additional services under the Arcstar brand. For more information, please visit www.ntt.com.

About Check Point Software Technologies
Check Point Software Technologies is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. It is the confirmed market leader of both the worldwide VPN and firewall markets. The company's Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture provides the VPN and security infrastructure that uniquely enables secure and reliable Internet communications. SVN solutions, as delivered in the company's Next Generation product family, secure business communications and resources for corporate networks, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. Extending the power of SVN is Check Point's Open Platform for Security (OPSEC), the industry's framework and alliance for integration and interoperability with "best-of-breed" solutions from over 300 leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of 2,500 certified partners in 203 countries. For more information, please call us at (800) 429-4391 or (650) 628-2000 or visit us on the Web at http://www.checkpoint.com or at http://www.opsec.com.

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